Over 35 years' experience as civil trial lawyer and commercial advocate, negotiator, mediator and arbitrator in international and domestic proceedings and class actions. Most proceedings related to partnership, shareholder and employment disputes, restrictive covenants. franchise, energy, construction, real estate, information technology and software, entertainment, bankruptcy, manufacturing, marketing, product development, publishing, intellectual property rights, financing, banking, securities, insurance, energy and transport of products including shipping and air freight disputes. Also handled disputes involving dissolution of law, accounting, construction, architectural, and other professional firms and medical and dental practices. Professor, Pace Law School.

• New York University BA, Phi Beta Kappa -1970
• JD-1973 Root Tilden Fellow

ADR TRAINING

Faculty, AAA Commercial and Construction Arbitrator I and Advanced Arbitrator II Training -1998-present. Faculty: "Managing Your First Arbitration" 2011 and 2010 in New York, Miami, Nashville, Chicago and Hartford; American Bar Association 2011 and 2010 - The Arbitration Award; American Arbitration Association - 2011, Muscular Arbitration; New York State Bar Association 2011 the Award; Practicing Law Institute 2010 Recent Developments in Arbitration; NY State Bar Ass. 1108, Recent Developments in Arbitration; American Bar Ass. 4/07 - Managing a Class Arbitration; American Bar Ass. 4/07, Party Appointed Arbitration; NY State Bar Ass. 5/06 - Moderator, Managing a Complex Multy-Party Arbitration; AAA - 3/05 - Advanced International Mediation Training; American Bar Ass. 5/04 - Managing Complex Arbitration; Faculty - 2003 to present Pace Law Continuing Legal Education, Arbitration Training American Bar Ass., NY State Bar Ass., New York County Lawyers (Managing Difficult Arbitrations) 2004, Managing Your First Commercial or Construction Arbitration, AAA 3/04, and 4/06 AAA Neutrals' Conferences; Providence, 8/03, ACE001 - Arbitration Awards, AAA Neutrals Conference, Scottsdale, 1/03; AAA Arbitrator Update 2004, 2003, 2001; faculty AAA Mediator Conference, New Orleans, 3/01; AAA Construction Train the Trainer Court, Phoenix, 12/00; AAAlUSATF Doping Grievance Arbitrator Training, New York, 4/00; AAA Commercial Train the Trainer Course, Denver, 8/98; faculty, AAA Large Complex Case Program and Advanced Arbitrator Programs, 1994-97; faculty, AAA Construction Arbitrator Training, White Plains, 10/96; AAA Construction Train the Trainer Course, Boston, 1997; various other ADR trainings.

• Chair, ABA Arbitration Committee;
• former President of CCA;
• 2009 - 2014, Best Lawyers in America;
• 2008 - 2014, New York Magazine - "Best Lawyers" - ADR;
• 2007 - 2014, New York Times - "Super Lawyers"ADR;
• 2006 Law Dragon - Top 500 Jurists ADR
• New York Magazine and New York Times - Best Lawyers ADR - 2011 and 2010;

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